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#phenology CURLYCUP GUMWEED (Grindelia squarros) w/ remarkably resinous bracts just before flower opening, at 1300m, flourishing in the #OREGON blazing Sun of JULY HOT DROUGHT
A native of many uses,
now evidently even biofuel
for jets
#nativeplants#wildflowers#WALLOWAS#ClimateSky
I'd appreciate some opinions on this Vicia found by Billy Dykes of HBIC on arable nr Winchester, Hampshire. V. pannonica seems sensible, but doubts have been raised about that ID. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
IOB - "Oil #bees, which gather oil from flowers, transfer the floral oil collected from fore-legs, to middle-legs, and then to hind-legs, where they store the oil until release in the nest's brood cell."
Homburger et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#botany#plants#conservation#ecology#bee
Relaxed mowing, allowing local flora to express itself, really does pay off. Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor new to this site (though it was likely already there for decades). Purbrook Heath, Hampshire. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
The volunteer in charge of the Sir Joseph Banks Centre botany collections, the wonderful Debbie, opening the Centre's new exhibition on Joan Gibbons, whose Flora of Lincolnshire was published 50 years ago. Jonathan Gibbons is pictured in the centre, represe ti g her family.
I don't generally pay much attention to the small #fungi growing here and there, but the early morning dew made it sparkle, and the frilly edge captivated me.
Hare's Foot Inkcap
#FungiFriends#nature#photography
Growing in the back garden on rough, disturbed ground. Google Image thinks it's 'Common Mallow' (Malva sylvestris) but who knows? 🤷♂️
It looks lovely either way! 🤩
#flowers#wildflowers
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